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I have a spreadsheet with a chart. Instead of graphing a number, I want a
box on the front of the chart that looks at todays date and returns the
corresponding number from the spreadsheet.


Date Number
1/22/2009 135
1/30/2009 150
2/05/2009 152
2/10/2009 0

So.. Today's date is 2/03/2009 €¦ I would expect to see the number 152 on
the chart.

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Hi accesscrazy,

I have a spreadsheet with a chart. Instead of graphing a number, I want a
box on the front of the chart that looks at todays date and returns the
corresponding number from the spreadsheet.


Date Number
1/22/2009 135
1/30/2009 150
2/05/2009 152
2/10/2009 0

So.. Today's date is 2/03/2009 €¦ I would expect to see the number 152 on
the chart.


Let's say your date table is in cells A1:B5
Then =VLOOKUP(TODAY(),A2:B5,2)
will show 152 if today is 2/05/2009

Ed Ferrero
www.edferrero.com

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Awesome! Worked like a charm! Thank you!

"Ed Ferrero" wrote:

Hi accesscrazy,

I have a spreadsheet with a chart. Instead of graphing a number, I want a
box on the front of the chart that looks at todays date and returns the
corresponding number from the spreadsheet.


Date Number
1/22/2009 135
1/30/2009 150
2/05/2009 152
2/10/2009 0

So.. Today's date is 2/03/2009 €¦ I would expect to see the number 152 on
the chart.


Let's say your date table is in cells A1:B5
Then =VLOOKUP(TODAY(),A2:B5,2)
will show 152 if today is 2/05/2009

Ed Ferrero
www.edferrero.com


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